Proverbs 22
World English BibleTranslation
World English Bible
Baibal Olcim (Matupi Chin)
1A good name is more desirable than great riches, and loving favor is better than silver and gold.
1Khuehtawn a yet lakah ming then tuek lah. Tangka lakah, sui lakah, mikdaithen ni aka then.
2The rich and the poor have this in common: The LORD is the maker of them all.
2Hlanglen neh khodaeng khaw humcui uh. Amih boeih te khaw BOEIPA long ni a saii.
3A prudent man sees danger and hides himself; but the simple pass on, and suffer for it.
3Aka thaai long tah a thae a hmuh vaengah thuh la thuh uh. Tedae hlangyoe long tah a paan dongah lai a sah van.
4The result of humility and the fear of the LORD is wealth, honor, and life.
4Kodonah neh BOEIPA hinyahnah kah thapang tah, khuehtawn, thangpomnah neh hingnah la om.
5Thorns and snares are in the path of the wicked; whoever guards his soul stays far from them.
5Voeldak kah longpuei ah pael phoh neh a hling a hang om. A hinglu aka ngaithuen long tah te te a lakhla tak.
6Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.
6Camoe te a long rhai ah nawn laeh. Te daengah ni a patong vaengah te lamkah te a nong pawt eh ni.
7The rich rule over the poor. The borrower is servant to the lender.
7Hlanglen loh khodaeng a ngol thil tih cangpu aka rhong khaw cangpu aka hlah hlang kah sal la om.
8He who sows wickedness reaps trouble, and the rod of his fury will be destroyed.
8Dumlai aka soem loh boethae te a ah rhoela a ah. Tedae amah kah thinpom caitueng loh a khah bitni.
9He who has a generous eye will be blessed, for he shares his food with the poor.
9A mik aka then loh a buh te tattloel taengah a tael pah tih a yoethen bitni.
10Drive out the mocker, and strife will go out; yes, quarrels and insults will stop.
10Hmuiyoi te haek lamtah olpungkacan te phuei saeh. Te vaengah dumlai neh a yah neh kangkuen saeh.
11He who loves purity of heart and speaks gracefully is the king’s friend.
11Lungbuei cim aka lungnah hlang tah a hmuilai khaw mikdaithen la om tih, manghai kah a paya la poeh.
12The LORD’s eyes watch over knowledge, but he frustrates the words of the unfaithful.
12BOEIPA kah mik loh mingnah te a kueinah tih, hnukpoh kah olka te a paimaelh pah.
13The sluggard says, “There is a lion outside! I will be killed in the streets!”
13Kolhnaw long tah, “Kawtpoeng neh toltung lakli kah sathueng loh ng'ngawn ni ta,” a ti.
14The mouth of an adulteress is a deep pit. He who is under the LORD’s wrath will fall into it.
14Kholong nu kah a ka ngawn tah vaam a dung la om. BOEIPA kah kosi a sah thil te tah pahoi cungku rhoe cungku ni.
15Folly is bound up in the heart of a child; the rod of discipline drives it far from him.
15Camoe kah lungbuei ah anglat a hlaengtang pah. Thuituennah caitueng loh a taeng lamkah a lakhla sak bitni.
16Whoever oppresses the poor for his own increase and whoever gives to the rich, both come to poverty.
16Amah kah rhoeng sak ham tattloel aka hnaemtaek, hlanglen taengla aka pae khaw, a tloelnah la rhep poeh ni.
17Turn your ear, and listen to the words of the wise. Apply your heart to my teaching.
17Na hna kaeng lamtah aka cueih rhoek kah olka te hnatun, kai kah mingnah he na lungbuei ah dueh lah.
18For it is a pleasant thing if you keep them within you, if all of them are ready on your lips.
18Te te na ngaithuen atah na bung khuiah khaw dingsuek vetih, na hmuilai dongah khaw boeih cikngae ni.
19I teach you today, even you, so that your trust may be in the LORD.
19Tihnin ah namah khaw, na pangtungnah te BOEIPA dongah khueh sak ham ni, nang kan kam ming sak.
20Haven’t I written to you thirty excellent things of counsel and knowledge,
20Hlavai kah cilkhih neh mingnah sawmthum te nang hamla kan daek moenih a?
21To teach you truth, reliable words, to give sound answers to the ones who sent you?
21Oltak ol te a tiktam la nang ming sak ham, oltak ol neh na thuung ham neh na tueih ham dae ni.
22Don’t exploit the poor because he is poor; and don’t crush the needy in court;
22Tattloel tah a tattloel oeh dongah rheth boeh. Mangdaeng te khaw vongka ah phop boeh.
23for the LORD will plead their case, and plunder the life of those who plunder them.
23BOEIPA loh amih kah tuituknah te a rhoe pah vetih, amih aka mom rhoek te a hinglu a mom pah ni.
24Don’t befriend a hot-tempered man. Don’t associate with one who harbors anger,
24Thintoek hlang te luem puei boeh. Sue la aka om hlang taengah khaw mop boeh.
25lest you learn his ways and ensnare your soul.
25Anih kah caehlong, caehlong ah na cang vetih, na hinglu te hlaeh dongah na man sak ve.
26Don’t you be one of those who strike hands, of those who are collateral for debts.
26Kut yut rhoek lakli ah, laiba dongah rhi aka khang rhoek lakli ah khaw, om boeh.
27If you don’t have means to pay, why should he take away your bed from under you?
27A thuung ham na khueh pawt atah, balae tih, namah yueng la na thingkong te khuen saeh ne.
28Don’t move the ancient boundary stone which your fathers have set up.
28Khosuen kah khorhi, na pa rhoek loh a suem te rhawt boeh.
29Do you see a man skilled in his work? He will serve kings. He won’t serve obscure men.
29Hlang ke na hmuh vaengah a bisai thai nen ni manghai rhoek kah mikhmuh ah a pai eh. Hlang mailai tah a mikhmuh ah pai mahpawh.
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